EU disburses first 3 billion euros of 90 billion-euro loan to Ukraine at Warsaw recovery conference
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Claudia Ciobanu
4d ago· 3 min readenNews
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The European Union has disbursed the first 3 billion-euro tranche of a 90 billion-euro loan to Ukraine, announced at a conference on Ukraine's post-war recovery in Poland. The event, attended by European leaders including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, serves both as a fundraising forum and a signal to Russia of sustained Western support for Ukraine. Since Russia's 2022 invasion, EU countries have provided 200 billion euros in support, and a European equity fund for Ukraine's economy was also announced at the conference.
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The conference, attended by key European leaders including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, is both a fundraising forum and a message to Russia that Ukraine's Western supporters are in it for a long haul.
Since Russia's invasion in 2022, EU countries have provided 200 billion euros in support.
The European Union has disbursed the first 3 billion-euro tranche of a 90 billion-euro loan to Ukraine. The announcement was made Thursday at a conference on Ukraine's post-war recovery in Poland. The event, attended by European leaders, aims to show long

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